Word: bordiu
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Born. To Maria del Carmen Franco y Polo, Marquesa de Villaverde, 24, only child of Spain's Dictator Francisco Franco, and Cristóbal Martinez Bordiu Ortega y Bascarán, Marques de Villaverde, 29; their first child, a daughter. Name: Carmen. Weight...
...faille gown, with a veil sweeping down from a diamond and pearl diadem, the willowy brunette bride marched up the aisle of the Royal Chapel, of El Pardo Palace to face Enrique Cardinal Pla y Deniel, Roman Catholic Primate of Spain. Standing beside the Marqués, Cristobal Martinez Bordiu Ortega y Bascaran, 28, who wore the red-and-cream uniform of the Order of "the Holy Sepulchre, Carmen said in a clear, ringing voice, "Si yo quiero" Following an old Spanish custom, the cardinal presented her with 13 pieces of silver (worth about $450), a gift of the bridegroom...